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BnB

joined on 10/19/03
last updated 10/24/08
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My Testimonials

June 30, 2008
there once was a boy named byron
silly fop spent his time chasing a siren
she left him high and dry
and made him cry and cry
because he wasnt bryon

thanks for coming in my life BnB. love you, kiddo.
October 24, 2007
very talented as the words "semenoid" and "ew" and puns and kvetches are all apt to fly out of this one's mouth. and he's one of my best-est friends.
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March 9, 2004
Bryon not Byron has the best dirty old mansion I have ever spent several hours in.. He is sweet and fun and helps me with my YAY fetish!

YAY Bryon!
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Hmmm.... I'm actually a bit hard to get to know well. I like honest forthright conversation, good eye contact, good humor, affection. I like real people; not so hard for them to get to know me. But if I'm not quite sure who you are, you may never be quite sure who I am. I prefer being open, but have learned that many people aren't open and aren't comfortable with openness, so I may test the waters a bit before opening up.

I'm always interested in meeting people, but for me Tribe is an adjunct to the real world, not a substitute for it. Almost all of my Tribe friends are people I've met live more than once. The few others I have had valuable interactions with online. I'm not driven by friend count or profile hits, but rather quality of contact. I have pruned my list occasionally (and I'm sure the people pruned never realized it). So if you want to add me as a friend, I welcome it if you think there's an actual likelihood of us interacting. And when you make the request, say something about why you're doing so: was there something in common in my profile? Do we know someone in common? etc. I have otherwise taken to declining random requests...
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Bemusement park

I'm not sure what I did to piss off the computer gods today. First, some video on my laptop hasn't been working properly. So for a video call this morning, I used the desktop instead. During that call, the desktop seemed to get hung up, so I switched back to the laptop to restart the call without video.

After the call was done, I tried to reinstall the video driver. It found it online, but timed out.

So I used the CD. The laptop thinks it's a blank CD. I tried another non-blank CD. The... read more
Wed, November 18, 2009 - 9:32 AM permalink - 4 comments
 
You know you've achieved a certain level of power when suddenly, without any fanfare, or without even anyone really noticing, including you, it is no longer your responsibility to keep track of your own stuff. It becomes the responsibility of those around you.

For instance, you agree to a meeting time and then forget to show up? Not your fault, it's their fault for not making sure it got on your calendar. You didn't sign the offer of employment in time and the guy went somewhere else? Not... read more
Thu, November 12, 2009 - 6:03 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
I'm familiar with the "birther" movement, but haven't paid any attention to it. I only got sucked into it more today based on a Snopes bit. That led me to an amusing Salon.com piece, as well as an MSNBC clip, and, most interestingly, the completely ruling by a judge imposing a $20,000 fine on birther lawyer (loosely speaking) Orly Taitz for misconduct.

Holy crap that Taitz is a piece of work. The MSNBC clip shows what anyone who deals with her seems to be up against. It's useful background... read more
Tue, November 10, 2009 - 7:32 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
I heard a report on PRI's The World today that had me shaking my head. I thought that the days of wise white Westerners teaching lesser civilizations about the evils of their ways were long gone, if not due to its magnificent arrogance, then at least because it doesn't work in the long run.

The story is about trying to get endangered wildlife off the menus in Vietnam. Only it didn't really come across to me that the "endangered" aspect was the main thing, but rather, "how could people eat ... read more
Tue, November 10, 2009 - 4:53 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
Just saw a press release from a German training company... The name of the company is Qaqadu... Doesn't survive the trip to the US very well, although at least they didn't add an extra "du" at the end. But the answer to, "Do you know any people that do a good job on technical training?" might be, "The people at Qaqadu do."

Wonder if these guys need some marketing help... :)
Tue, November 3, 2009 - 9:36 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
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HP 7100 All-In-One - Free (but needs printheads/ink) ( miscellaneous » computers / tech tips ) We're gonna try again and see if this listing works better than the last... read more
listing posted Sun, January 27, 2008 - 2:39 PM
Anyone need a printer? ( miscellaneous » computers / tech tips ) HP Deskjet 990cse, with software, cables, and - bonus - an extra black i... read more
listing posted Sat, January 26, 2008 - 4:22 PM
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